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Microsoft Academic Author Id
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Microsoft Academic Author ID (Academic Author ID) is a unique digital identifier assigned to individual researchers within the Microsoft Academic Graph database. It serves to disambiguate authors, track their publication records, and facilitate accurate attribution of scholarly work across various platforms and databases. The system aims to improve author discoverability, enhance citation tracking, and support academic analytics by linking all works associated with a specific researcher under a persistent identifier.
Key Features
- Unique identifier assigned to individual researchers
- Disambiguates authors with similar or identical names
- Integrates with Microsoft Academic Graph for comprehensive data management
- Enables tracking of an author's publications, citations, and collaborations
- Supports linking of scholarly works across multiple academic platforms
- Facilitates research analytics and impact assessment
Pros
- Enhances accuracy in author attribution and disambiguation
- Improves discoverability of researchers and their work
- Supports comprehensive tracking of scholarly output
- Integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Academic services and tools
Cons
- Requires researchers to claim or associate their profile manually in some cases
- Dependent on Microsoft Academic's ongoing support and updates (which was discontinued in 2021)
- Limited adoption outside the Microsoft ecosystem compared to ORCID or other identifiers
- Potential issues with updating or maintaining profiles over time